Infrastructure Asset Lead - Roads

TN United Kingdom; Dartford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Asset Lead for their investment team, focusing on highways linear assets. This role provides a unique opportunity to work on a major infrastructure project, collaborating with senior stakeholders and driving asset management excellence. The successful candidate will own asset management strategies, optimize project delivery, and ensure compliance with performance requirements. If you have a strong engineering background and a passion for managing complex infrastructure, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing large scale and complex infrastructure assets.
• Ability to set and refine Asset Management Strategies for highways.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all asset management activities for highways linear assets.
• Drive innovation and efficiency throughout the asset management process.

Skills

Asset Management

Project Management

Communication Skills

Stakeholder Management

Proactivity

Education

Chartered Engineer (ICE or equivalent)

Engineering Background

Tools

Asset Management IT Systems

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Client:

Egis Group

Location:

Dartford, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description

The Asset Lead – Linear will sit within the asset investment team reporting to the Asset Investment Manager. This role will work closely with the rest of the Connect Plus Team, Connect Plus Services (the O&M Company) and other key project stakeholders, to oversee all asset management activities for highways linear assets (i.e., pavement, geotechnical, drainage, road restraint systems).

From a client-side perspective, this role will own asset management strategies for linear assets in line with DBFO’s handback and performance requirements, provide strategic guidance and support to the business enabling effective and consistent roll out & execution of asset management strategies, and continuously driving the asset management excellence to mature asset management approach.

The role is a unique opportunity to work within the Project Company (SPV) of a major infrastructure project and directly interface with other senior stakeholders, parent company and a range of supply chain across the whole life cycle of highways linear assets.

Accountabilities:

• The Asset Lead Linear will sit within the Asset Investment Team reporting to the Asset Investment Manager. This role will work closely with the rest of the Connect Plus Team, Connect Plus Services (the O&M Company) and other key project stakeholders, to oversee all asset management activities for highways linear assets (i.e., pavement, geotechnical, drainage, road restraint systems).
• Ownership of Asset Management Strategies for highways linear assets covering the whole lifecycle (inspection, maintenance, and renewal)
• Act as a Connect Plus sponsor in gateway meetings for lifecycle renewal projects for highways linear assets to ensure that projects deliver expected benefits within expected budget.
• Work closely with the Engineering Manager and the Commercial & Asset Delivery team to optimise and sign off scope and delivery methodologies and unblock technical issues.
• The Asset Linear Lead will support the Engineering Manager with all technical approvals and alternative proposals (managing departure from standards).
• Drive the innovation, efficiency and carbon reduction throughout the gateway process; Communicate and share best practice in the field of asset management.
• Develop Innovation business cases based on understanding of long-term asset risks and opportunities. Contribute with case studies for the Proactive Management Review.
• Support and influence the development of the Asset Management Forward Plan, ensuring that proposed investment delivers benefits (risk mitigation, condition benefit, etc.) and meet strategic objectives and performance indicators.
• Support the development of the Annual Asset Management Report to capture the benefits achieved, lesson learnt from the delivery and expenditure movement against the budget.
• Understand Asset Management IT systems, in particularly, Asset Investment Planning Toolkits; ability to review and challenge the input, configuration, modelling of Decision Support Tools
• Support the annual review and update of key elements of the integrated asset management system, including processes, strategies, procedures, and key documents such as the asset strategies, condition methodologies and support ISO 55001 certification
• Collaborate with Connect Plus Services relevant teams to understand impacts of strategic changes, changes in standards and third-party schemes on contract and asset performance
• Understand and act as a source of knowledge for contractual and system requirements around asset management obligations.

Qualifications

We are looking a candidate with engineering background or similar, with experience in managing large scale and complex infrastructure assets (ideally, highways linear assets) from a client perspective.

• Chartered Engineer (ICE or equivalent) or relevant accreditation.
• Ability to set, challenge and refine Asset Management Strategies for Highways linear assets in line with handback requirements
• Ability to make decisions and move things forward balancing stakeholder’ requirements
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Proactivity and ability to operate autonomously in a senior team
• Ability to multi-task and deliver multiple projects in parallel
• IT literate; Knowledge of Asset Management IT systems would be a plus

Additional Information

Useful links:

https://www.egis-group.com/projects/m25-motorway-uk

http://www.connectplusm25.co.uk/

You must have the right to work in the UK, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we strive to build a workforce that truly reflects the communities we represent. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic. If you decide to apply for an opportunity with us, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role. We value each and every one’s contribution as this builds our culture and means that if you work with us, you will be included, listened to, and respected.